BATF, also known as SFA2, is a nuclear basic leucine zipper protein that belongs to the AP-1/ATF superfamily of transcription factors. BATF is strongly expressed in mature T and B lymphocytes, and is up-regulated after transformation by human T-cell leukemia virus type I. BATF functions as a tissue-specific modulator of the AP-1 transcription complex in human cells. BATF also associates with IFP35, a leucine zipper protein that translocates to the nucleus following IFN treatment. Recombinant human BATF protein, fused to His-tag at N-terminus, was expressed in E.coli and purified by using conventional chromatography techniques. Synonyms: Basic leucine zipper transcriptional factor ATF-like, B-ATF, BATF1, SFA-2, SFA2. NCBI no.: NP_006390